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HUAWEI Y6p User Guide - (MED-LX9&LX9N, EMUI10.1 - 01, EN)
HUAWEI Y6p User Guide - (MED-LX9&LX9N, EMUI10.1 - 01, EN)
HUAWEI Y6p User Guide - (MED-LX9&LX9N, EMUI10.1 - 01, EN)
Contents
Essentials
Basic Gestures 1
System Navigation 1
Phone Clone 2
Lock and Unlock Your Screen 3
Get Familiar with the Home Screen 4
Notification and Status Icons 4
Shortcut Switches 6
Home Screen Widgets 6
Set Your Wallpaper 7
Screenshots & Screen Recording 7
View and Clear Notifications 9
Adjust Sound Settings 9
Enter Text 10
Split-screen Mode & Floating Window 10
Power On and Off or Restart Your Device 11
Charging 11
Apps
Apps 18
Contacts 18
Phone 20
Messaging 25
Calendar 27
Clock 29
Notepad 30
Recorder 31
Email 31
Calculator 34
Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features 35
Optimizer 35
Phone Clone 37
Settings
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Wi-Fi 39
Bluetooth 39
Mobile Data 41
More Connections 41
Home Screen & Wallpaper 42
Display & Brightness 43
Sounds & Vibration 45
Notifications 46
Biometrics & Password 46
Apps 47
Battery 47
Storage 49
Security 49
Privacy 50
Accessibility Features 51
System & Updates 52
About Phone 56
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Essentials
Basic Gestures
Basic Gestures
More Gestures
System Navigation
Change the Navigation Mode
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation to select a navigation mode
according to your preferences.
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Essentials
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and enable or disable
Gestures.
After enabling Gestures, you can:
• Go back to the previous screen: Swipe inward from the left or right edge.
• Return to the home screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
• Access the recent tasks screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold.
• Close an app from the recent tasks screen: Swipe up on an app preview.
Three-Key Navigation
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and select Three-key
navigation.
Touch Settings to select the navigation key combination you prefer.
The icons on the navigation bar are as follows:
• : Back key to return to the previous screen, exit an app, or close the onscreen keyboard.
Phone Clone
Phone Clone
Phone Clone lets you quickly and seamlessly move all the basic data (including contacts,
calendar, images, and videos) from your old phone to your new phone.
1 On your new phone, open Phone Clone. Alternatively, go to Settings > System &
updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch Huawei or Other
Android.
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2 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone on your old device.
3 On your old device, open Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the
onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone by scanning a code
or connecting manually.
4 On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then touch Transfer to start
cloning.
Phone Clone is only available on phones running Android 4.4 or later.
1 On your new phone, open Phone Clone. Alternatively, go to Settings > System &
updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch iPhone/iPad.
2 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone on your old device.
3 On your old device, open Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the
onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone by scanning a code
or connecting manually.
4 On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then follow the onscreen
instructions to complete the data cloning.
Phone Clone is only available on phones running iOS 8.0 or later.
Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Sleep and select a screen timeout period.
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Essentials
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Essentials
Shortcut Switches
Shortcut Switches
Turn on a Shortcut Switch
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel, then swipe down on it again
to show all shortcuts.
• Touch a shortcut switch to enable or disable the corresponding feature.
• Touch and hold a shortcut switch to enter the settings screen for that feature.
Touch , touch and hold an icon, then drag it to the desired position.
1 Pinch together two fingers on the home screen to access the Home screen editor.
2 Touch Widgets, then swipe left to view all widgets.
3 Some widgets, like Weather, come in various formats. Touch the widget to view all
formats, then swipe right to return.
4 Touch a widget to add it to the home screen. If there is no room on the current screen
page, touch and hold it, then drag it to a different screen page.
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Essentials
4 Touch , then determine whether you'd like to set it as the wallpaper for the Lock
screen, Home screen, or Both.
1 Open Gallery, and open the image you want to set as your wallpaper.
1 Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Take screenshot,
and ensure that Three-finger screenshot is enabled.
2 Swipe down from the middle of the screen with three fingers to take a screenshot.
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Essentials
After you take a screenshot, a thumbnail will display in the lower left corner of the screen.
Then you can:
• Swipe down on the thumbnail to take a scrolling screenshot.
• Swipe up on the thumbnail to select a sharing mode and share the screenshot with your
friends.
• Touch the thumbnail to edit or delete it.
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1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel, then swipe down on it
again to show all shortcuts.
2 Touch Screen Recorder to start screen recording.
3 To stop the recording, touch the timer at the top of the screen.
4 The recording will be saved to Gallery.
If the microphone is disabled (if it is displayed as ), you will only be able to record
system sounds, such as music. If you don't want any system sounds in your screen
recording, mute your phone and turn off any music or other media sounds before
starting the screen recording.
Clear Notifications
• Swipe right on a notification reminder to clear the notification.
Swipe left on a notification, then touch to block, silence, or delay notifications from that
source.
Some system notifications can't be blocked, cleared, or delayed.
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1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel, then swipe down on it
again to show all shortcuts.
Enter Text
Edit Text
You can select text displayed on your screen, copy or cut it to the clipboard, then paste it
somewhere else. You can also share it in multiple ways.
2 Drag and to select the text you need, or touch Select all to select all text.
3 Touch Copy or Cut as needed.
4 Touch and hold the space where you want to paste the text until Paste appears, then
touch Paste.
1 Open an app.
2 Enable split-screen mode using any of the following methods:
• Swipe up from the middle of the screen with three fingers.
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Essentials
• When using gesture navigation, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to
Drag in the middle of the split screen line to the desired position on the screen.
This feature can only be used when your phone is in the portrait orientation.
Charging
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Essentials
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Camera and Gallery
Launch Camera
Launch Camera
There are multiple ways to open the Camera app.
Take Photos
Take Photos
1 Open Camera.
2 You can then:
• Focus: Touch where you want to focus.
To adjust focus and metering separately, touch and hold the viewfinder and drag the
individual ring or frame to the desired location.
• Adjust brightness: Touch the viewfinder. When the symbol appears next to the
focus frame, drag it up or down.
• Zoom in or out: On the viewfinder, pinch or spread two fingers, or drag the zoom
slider.
• Select a camera mode: Swipe left or right across the camera mode options.
• Turn the flash on or off: Touch and select (Auto), (On), (Off), or
(Always on).
Some features are only available when using the rear camera.
1 Open Camera.
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Camera and Gallery
3 Return to the viewfinder and touch the shutter button. Your phone will take a photo when
the countdown ends.
1 Open Camera.
2 Go to > Audio control, enable Audio control, and select an audio control option.
3 Go back to the viewfinder, then say your command to take a photo.
3 Point the camera at your starting point, then touch to start shooting.
4 Slowly move the camera in the direction of the arrow displayed on the screen. Keep your
phone steady and the arrow on the center line the entire time.
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Camera and Gallery
When using the front camera, touch to enable or disable Mirror reflection.
Manage Gallery
View Photos and Videos
You can view photos and videos by album on the Albums tab.
Some photos and videos are stored in default albums. For example, videos recorded with the
camera are saved in the Camera album. Screenshots and screen recordings are saved in the
Screenshots album.
Pixelate Photos
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Camera and Gallery
Rename Photos
1 Open Gallery.
2 Use either of the following methods:
• Share a single photo or video: Touch the photo or video, then touch .
• Share multiple photos or videos: In an album, touch and hold to select multiple photos
Manage Gallery
Organize photos and videos into albums to easily sift through them.
Add Albums
Touch and hold to select the items you want to delete, then go to > Delete.
The All photos, Videos, and Camera albums cannot be deleted.
Deleted photos and videos will be temporarily moved to the Recently deleted album before
being permanently deleted after 10 days.
To permanently delete a photo or video manually, touch and hold its thumbnail in the
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Camera and Gallery
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Apps
Apps
Apps
Uninstall an App
You can uninstall an app using either of the following methods:
• Touch and hold the app icon you want to uninstall until your phone vibrates, touch
Uninstall, then follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall the app.
• Go to Settings > Apps > Apps, touch the app you want to uninstall, then touch
Uninstall.
Some pre-installed system apps can't be uninstalled, as uninstalling them may cause
system errors.
Go to Settings > Apps > Apps, select the app that you want to clear the cache of, then
go to Storage > Clear cache.
Contacts
Create and Edit Contact Information
You can create contacts in multiple ways, as well as view and manage your contacts list.
Create Contacts
1 Open Phone, select the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then touch .
If you are creating a contact for the first time, touch Create new contact to start adding
a contact.
2 Touch the camera image to set a profile picture for the contact, enter information such as
the name, organization, and phone number of the contact, then touch .
Import Contacts
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Apps
Share Contacts
1 On the Contacts screen, select the contact you want to share, then go to > Share
contact.
2 Select a sharing method, then follow the onscreen instructions to share the contact.
Export Contacts
Delete Contacts
Delete contacts using either of the following methods:
• Touch and hold the entry you want to delete, then touch Delete.
• On the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Organize contacts > Delete multiple
To restore deleted contacts, go to > Settings > Organize contacts > Recently deleted,
touch and hold a contact you want to restore, select the check boxes of any others you also
1 Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then go to >
Settings > Organize contacts > Merge duplicate contacts.
2 Select duplicate contacts to be merged and touch Merge.
1 Open Phone, select the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then touch Groups.
2 Touch , enter the group name, such as "Family" or "Friends", then touch OK.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions to add contacts to the group, then touch .
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1 On the Groups screen, select the group you want to edit and touch to add a new
contact.
On the Groups screen, open a group, then touch to send a message or touch to
send an email.
1 Open Phone, select the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then touch My
card.
2 Set your profile picture, enter personal information such as your name, work address, and
phone number.
1 Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then touch the
contact for whom you wish to erase contact traces.
2 Go to > Erase history > Erase to delete all call and message records for that contact.
Phone
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Apps
Make a Call
Dial a Number or Select a Contact to Call
Use either of the following methods to make a call:
• Open Phone, enter part of a phone number, the first letter of a contact's name, or the
contact's initials to find a contact.
• On the Phone screen, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom, then select a contact to make
a call.
Go to Phone > > Settings > Speed dial, select a number key, then set a contact for
this speed dial number.
Go to Phone > > Settings > More and enable Power button ends call.
1 On the Phone screen, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom, then select the contact you
want to set a profile picture for.
2 Touch and then touch to set a profile picture for the contact.
1 Contact your mobile carrier to activate and inquire about the international calling service.
2 Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom, then select a contact to make a
call.
For numbers that are not in the contacts list, on the Phone screen, touch and hold the 0
number key to display +, enter the country code and phone number, then touch to
make an international call.
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Apps
1 To display all missed calls, open Phone, swipe down on the call log list, then touch the
Missed tab.
All missed calls are displayed in red in the call log list for you to quickly identify them on
the All screen.
• On the Phone screen, go to > Delete entries, select the entries you want to delete,
then touch .
• On the Phone screen, swipe left on the entry you want to delete, then touch .
1 Go to Phone > > Settings > Ringtone or Settings > Sounds & vibration >
Phone ringtone.
2 Select a system ringtone, or touch Music on device to select a local song as the ringtone.
1 Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then select the
contact you want to set a ringtone for.
2 On the contact details screen, touch Ringtone and select a ringtone.
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1 When you receive an incoming call when you are already engaged in a previous call,
2 Touch , or touch a held call in the call list to switch between the two calls.
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1 On the Phone screen, go to > Settings, and touch Call forwarding under the SIM
card you wish to disable call forwarding on.
2 Select the forwarding mode that you wish to disable and disable it.
This feature may vary depending on your carrier.
1 Go to Phone > > Blocked > and set the block rules.
• Go to Phone > > Blocked > > Blocklist, touch , then add the phone
numbers you want to block.
• On the Phone screen, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom, touch the contact you want to
Go to Phone > > Blocked > > Receive notifications and set whether to receive
notifications for blocked calls.
1 Enable GPS and allow the Emergency SOS feature to access your location.
2 Go to Settings > Security > Emergency SOS, enable Also send SOS message, then
set your emergency contacts.
Once you have enabled the Emergency SOS feature, if you encounter an emergency, press
the Power button five times in quick succession and your phone will automatically send a
message with your current location to your emergency contacts.
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Apps
Once the message is sent, your phone will bring up the emergency call screen, from which
you can quickly call an emergency service or one of your emergency contacts.
1 From the lock screen, access the screen for inputting your password, and touch
Emergency. If you are in an area with a good signal and your phone has an Internet
connection, it will automatically obtain your location and display it on the screen.
2 Enter your local emergency number and touch to call the number. Alternatively,
touch Emergency information and select an emergency contact to call.
• Touch to start another call (only available once three-way calling has been activated).
This feature requires the support of your mobile carrier. For details, contact your carrier.
Messaging
Send and Manage Messages
You can send and receive messages that include text, emojis, pictures, audio files, and more.
You can also manage your messages in the message list.
Send Messages
2 On the New message screen, enter your message content. Touch to add other types
of content such as pictures and audio files.
3 In the recipient box, touch , select contacts or contact groups, then touch .
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To send a group message to those not included in your contacts list, touch anywhere
blank in the recipient box and enter the recipients' phone number. Touch the return key in
the keyboard when you finish entering each of the phone numbers.
On the Messaging screen, go to > Settings > Advanced and enable Recall messages.
Within six seconds after the message is sent, you can double-touch the message to cancel
sending it.
1 On the Messaging screen, select a contact to view your conversation with them.
2 To reply to a message, enter your message content in the text box, then touch .
New messages will be displayed in the notification panel in the form of banners and you can
touch them there to reply.
touch .
Delete a Message
Delete messages using either of the following methods:
• On the Messaging screen, swipe left the message to be deleted, then touch .
• Touch and hold a message, select multiple messages you wish to delete, then touch .
Deleted messages cannot be recovered.
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You can also go to Optimizer > Blocked > to set block rules.
2 Touch and add the numbers you want to block. SMS and MMS messages sent by
these numbers will all be blocked.
2 Touch and add the keywords to be filtered. All messages containing these keywords
will be blocked.
Go to Messaging > > Blocked > > Receive notifications and set whether to
receive notifications when messages are blocked.
Calendar
Add and Manage Events
Events help you plan and manage activities in your daily life and work, such as attending
company meetings, arranging social get-togethers, and making credit card repayments. You
can add events and set reminders to help you arrange your schedule in advance.
Create an Event
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Share an Event
1 On the Calendar screen, touch an event on the calendar or under the schedule.
2 Touch and follow the onscreen instructions to share the event using whichever
method you prefer.
Go to Calendar > > Settings > Alternate calendars and select another calendar.
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Clock
Alarm
You can set alarms to play a sound or vibrate at specific times.
Set an Alarm
Snooze an Alarm
If you don't want to get up when an alarm rings, simply touch the snooze button or press the
Power button.
The snooze length is set when creating the alarm.
Timer
Go to Clock > Timer, set the duration of time, and touch to start the timer. To stop
it, touch .
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Stopwatch
Go to Clock > Stopwatch, and touch to start the stopwatch. To stop it, touch .
Go to Clock > World clock, touch , and enter the name of a city or select one from
the list of cities.
Notepad
Manage Your Notepad
You can sort your Notepad items by category and put them into different folders, delete
unwanted items, and share items with other people.
When viewing a list of items or an individual item in Notepad, touch the status bar at the top
of the screen to quickly return to the first item or the beginning of the item you are viewing.
• On the All notes or All to-dos screen, swipe left on an item, touch , then select a tag.
• Touch and hold a note or to-do, select or drag over the check boxes of the notes or to-dos
you want to categorize under the same tag, then touch to select a tag.
On the All notes or All to-dos screen, touch the item to be shared, touch , then follow
the onscreen instructions to share it.
• On the All notes or All to-dos screen, swipe left on a note or to-do, then touch to
delete it.
• Touch and hold a note or to-do you want to delete, select or drag over the check boxes of
any other notes or to-dos you want to delete as well, then touch .
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To restore a deleted Notepad item, touch All notes or All to-dos, select the item you want to
Recorder
Recorder
Play a Recording
Recording files are listed on the Recorder home screen. Touch a recording to play it.
On the recording playback screen, you can:
Edit a Recording
Email
Add Email Accounts
Add your email account in Email and you can use your phone for convenient email access at
any time.
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1 Open Email on your phone and select from the available mailbox providers or touch
Other.
2 Enter the email address and password, touch Sign in, and follow the onscreen instructions
to configure the server settings. The system will automatically connect to the server and
check the server settings.
Send Emails
Select an email account and write emails to send them to the recipients' email addresses.
Send an Email
2 Enter the recipient's email address, or touch to select a contact or group, then touch
.
3 Add the addresses of any recipients to whom you wish to CC or BCC the email. If you have
more than one email account, you will also need to select the email address you wish to
send the email from.
Reply to an Email
1 On the Inbox screen, open the email you wish to reply to.
2 Touch to reply to just the email sender, or touch to reply to everyone on the
thread.
1 Go to Email > > Settings > General > Notifications and enable Allow
notifications.
2 Select the email account you want to set notifications for, turn on the Allow notifications
switch, then select a notification mode.
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View an Email
1 Open Email, then swipe down on the Inbox screen to refresh the email list.
If you have multiple email accounts, touch Inbox and select the email account you want
to view.
2 Open an email, then view, reply to, forward, or delete the email.
If you are notified about an important event in an email, touch > Add to calendar to
import the event into your calendar.
3 Swipe left or right to view the next or previous email.
On the Inbox screen, go to > Settings > General, then enable Organize by subject.
Sync Emails
After automatic email syncing is enabled, the emails on your phone will be automatically
synced with those on the email server.
Delete Emails
On the Inbox screen, touch and hold the email to be deleted, drag over the check boxes of
On the Inbox screen, go to > Settings and select an account. You can then set or change
the Account name, Signature, and Default account.
On the Inbox screen, go to > Settings, select an account, and touch Remove account.
• Go to Email > > Settings > VIP contacts. On the VIP list screen, go to Add >
Create or touch Add from contacts, then follow the onscreen instructions.
• Open an email, touch the account name of the sender or receiver, then touch Add to VIP
list.
Calculator
Calculator
Use the calculator on your phone to perform basic mathematical calculations and for
calculating exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions.
• Swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen to display the shortcut panel, then touch
to open the calculator.
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• Clear the display: Touch . You can also touch to clear the display after touching
For example, touch and hold the icon, then touch a shooting mode from the pop-up
menu to access it.
If no pop-up menu is displayed after you touch and hold an app icon, the app does not
support this feature.
Optimizer
Cleanup
You can use Cleanup in Optimizer to scan for redundant or large files, such as app residue,
unwanted installation packages, WeChat data, and more. Once detected, you can choose
whether or not to delete files as suggested.
1 Go to Phone > > Blocked > and set the block rules.
• Go to Phone > > Blocked > > Blocklist, touch , then add the phone
numbers you want to block.
• On the Phone screen, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom, touch the contact you want to
Go to Phone > > Blocked > > Receive notifications and set whether to receive
notifications for blocked calls.
You can also go to Optimizer > Blocked > to set block rules.
2 Touch and add the numbers you want to block. SMS and MMS messages sent by
these numbers will all be blocked.
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2 Touch and add the keywords to be filtered. All messages containing these keywords
will be blocked.
Go to Messaging > > Blocked > > Receive notifications and set whether to
receive notifications when messages are blocked.
One-Touch Optimization
Use the OPTIMIZE feature of Optimizer to keep your phone in an optimal state.
Phone Clone
Phone Clone
Phone Clone lets you quickly and seamlessly move all the basic data (including contacts,
calendar, images, and videos) from your old phone to your new phone.
1 On your new phone, open Phone Clone. Alternatively, go to Settings > System &
updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch Huawei or Other
Android.
2 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone on your old device.
3 On your old device, open Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the
onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone by scanning a code
or connecting manually.
4 On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then touch Transfer to start
cloning.
Phone Clone is only available on phones running Android 4.4 or later.
1 On your new phone, open Phone Clone. Alternatively, go to Settings > System &
updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch iPhone/iPad.
2 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone on your old device.
3 On your old device, open Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the
onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone by scanning a code
or connecting manually.
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4 On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then follow the onscreen
instructions to complete the data cloning.
Phone Clone is only available on phones running iOS 8.0 or later.
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Settings
Wi-Fi
Connect to a Wi-Fi Network
Connecting to the Internet over Wi-Fi is an effective way to save mobile data. You can also
enable Wi-Fi security monitoring to avoid risky hotspots and ensure safe Internet access.
The icon displayed in the status bar indicates that the phone is connected to Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct is used to transfer data between Huawei devices. Compared to Bluetooth
transfer, Wi-Fi Direct is faster and lets you transfer bigger files to nearby devices without
having to pair the devices.
3 On the sending device, touch and hold the files to be shared, touch , then select Wi-Fi
Direct.
Operations may vary if you are sharing files from apps directly.
4 Touch the icon of the recipient device to establish a connection, and then share the files.
5 On the recipient device, accept the Wi-Fi Direct transfer request.
Go to Files, then go to Internal storage > Wi-Fi Direct on the Categories tab to review the
received files.
Bluetooth
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Settings
Bluetooth Basics
You can connect your phone to Bluetooth headsets, speakers, and car kits. You can also use
Bluetooth to share data between your phone and other devices.
Make sure your phone is within 10 m (about 33 ft.) of other Bluetooth devices.
• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel, then touch to enable
or disable Bluetooth. Touch and hold the switch to enter the Bluetooth settings screen.
1 Enable Bluetooth on the target device and set it to discoverable. For detailed instructions,
refer to the device's user guide.
2 From your phone, access the Bluetooth settings screen, and enable Bluetooth to have
your phone automatically search for nearby Bluetooth devices.
3 From the list of Available devices, select the one you want to pair your phone with, and
follow the onscreen instructions to complete pairing.
On the Bluetooth settings screen, touch to view tips for connecting various Bluetooth
devices.
2 On the sending device, touch and hold a file, select the files you want to share, touch ,
and select Bluetooth.
Operations may vary if you are sharing files from apps directly.
2 In the list of Paired devices, touch next to the name of the device you wish to unpair,
then touch Unpair.
Mobile Data
Connect to Mobile Data
1 Make sure that mobile data is available on your SIM card.
2 Connect to mobile data using either of the following methods:
• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel, then swipe down
• Go to Settings > Mobile network > Mobile data and enable Mobile data.
To conserve battery power and reduce data usage, disable the mobile data service when you
don't need it.
More Connections
NFC
You can enable or disable NFC as follows:
• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel, then swipe down further to
show all shortcut switches. Touch to enable or disable NFC. Touch and hold the switch
to enter the NFC settings screen.
• Go to Settings > More connections > NFC, and toggle the NFC switch on or off.
1 Obtain the VPN server name and address from your VPN server administrator.
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Settings
2 Go to Settings > More connections > VPN > Add VPN network, enter the VPN
name, set the server type to PPTP, then enter the server address.
3 If the VPN server does not have a DNS address, touch Show advanced options, then
enter the DNS domain, DNS server address, and forwarding route.
4 Touch Save.
5 Touch the VPN you have just set up, enter your VPN username and password, then touch
Connect.
1 Obtain the VPN server name, address, L2TP key (optional), IPSec identifier (optional), and
IPSec pre-shared key from your VPN server administrator.
2 Go to Settings > More connections > VPN > Add VPN network, enter the VPN
server name, set the server type to L2TP/IPSec PSK, then enter the server address, L2TP
key, IPsec identifier, and IPsec pre-shared key.
3 If the VPN server does not have a DNS address, touch Show advanced options and enter
the DNS domain, DNS server address, and forwarding route.
4 Touch Save.
5 Touch the VPN you have just set up, enter your VPN username and password, then touch
Connect.
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Settings
1 Touch and hold an app icon until your phone vibrates, then drag it over another app. A
folder will automatically be created to house these two apps.
2 Open a folder, touch its name, then enter a name for it.
App Drawer
You can put your apps in a drawer and display only frequently used apps on your home
screen to streamline your home screen.
Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Home screen style, and select Drawer.
Once enabled, you can swipe up on the home screen to access all of your apps in the drawer.
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Settings
• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel. In the section, drag the
slider to adjust the screen brightness.
• Go to Settings > Display & brightness. In the section, drag the slider to adjust the
screen brightness.
• Look into the distance to adjust the focusing muscles of your eyes and to avoid eye
fatigue.
• Cultivating good eye care habits will protect your vision and prevent near-sightedness.
again to show all shortcuts. Touch to enable or disable Eye Comfort. Touch and hold
• Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Eye Comfort, and enable or disable Enable
all day.
Once Eye Comfort is enabled, will be displayed in the status bar, and the screen will
take on a yellow tint as a result of emitting less blue light.
Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Text and display size, and drag the slider for
Text size.
Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Text and display size, and drag the slider for
Display size.
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Settings
1 Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Do Not Disturb, and disable Do Not Disturb.
2 Enable Scheduled. Your phone will enter Do not disturb mode at the specified time on
Saturdays and Sundays by default.
3 Touch Scheduled to set the start time and repeat cycle.
4 You can also touch Add to set multiple start times.
1 Go to Phone > > Settings > Ringtone or Settings > Sounds & vibration >
Phone ringtone.
2 Select a system ringtone, or touch Music on device to select a local song as the ringtone.
1 Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then select the
contact you want to set a ringtone for.
2 On the contact details screen, touch Ringtone and select a ringtone.
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Settings
Notifications
App Badges
When new notifications arrive for an app, a badge will appear on the app icon. By default, a
numbered badge is displayed. You can also set a dot as the badge, or hide the badge for
some or all apps.
Go to Settings > Notifications > More notification settings and enable Wake screen.
Your phone will automatically turn on the screen when it receives a notification.
1 Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Face Recognition, and enter your lock
screen password.
2 Select Enable raise to wake.
3 Touch Get started and follow the onscreen instructions to enroll your facial data.
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Settings
1 Go to Settings > Biometrics & password and touch Lock screen password.
2 Enter a password containing 6 digits.
3 Alternatively, touch Change unlock method and select a password type, then follow the
onscreen instructions to input a new password.
Apps
View or Change App Settings
Go to Settings > Apps > Apps, and touch an app. You can force stop it, uninstall it, clear
the app cache, view and change app permissions, set notification modes, and more.
Battery
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Settings
Power Management
On the Battery screen, you can check the estimated battery time remaining, and enable a
power saving mode to extend the battery life of your phone.
Go to Settings > Battery (or Optimizer > ) and touch Optimize battery usage.
Your phone will automatically analyze the current power consumption issues, optimize
certain settings, and recommend other setting optimizations.
When the battery level is sufficient, go to Settings > Battery (or Optimizer > )
and enable Performance mode.
Battery Settings
You can also set whether to display the battery percentage in the status bar, and whether to
maintain a network connection when the phone screen is turned off.
Go to Settings > Battery (or Optimizer > ), touch Battery percentage, and
choose to display the battery percentage, either inside or outside of the battery icon in the
status bar.
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Settings
On the Battery screen, touch More battery settings, then enable or disable Stay connected
while asleep as required.
Storage
Check Storage Usage
Go to Settings > Storage to check storage usage and optimize it when you feel
necessary.
Cleanup
You can use Cleanup in Optimizer to scan for redundant or large files, such as app residue,
unwanted installation packages, WeChat data, and more. Once detected, you can choose
whether or not to delete files as suggested.
Security
App Lock
Go to Settings > Security > App Lock > Enable, set the App Lock password and select
the apps to lock.
If you have enabled face or fingerprint unlock, you can link App Lock with a face ID or
fingerprint ID as prompted.
Not all devices support fingerprint features.
Enter the App Lock settings screen, go to > Password type, and select Lock screen
password or Custom PIN as the App Lock password.
If you select Custom PIN, you can go on to set a new password and security questions.
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Settings
• Cancel App Lock: On the list of locked apps, toggle off the switches beside the apps for
which you want to cancel App Lock.
• Reset App Lock: Go to > Disable App Lock > DISABLE. This will cancel all locks, and
clear all App Lock settings.
Pin a Screen
You can pin the screen of an app so you can stay focused on it. Try this feature when playing
games, watching videos, and more.
Go to Settings > Security > More settings > Screen pinning, and enable Screen
pinning.
• When using gesture navigation, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to access
the recent tasks screen, then touch on an app preview. To unpin, swipe up twice from
the bottom of the screen.
• When using three-key navigation, touch to access the recent tasks screen, and touch
Privacy
Permission Management
Apps may require certain permissions, such as the Location permission, in order to provide
you with corresponding services.
However, some apps may obtain too many unnecessary permissions, posing potential risks to
your privacy and information security. You can monitor the permissions granted to each app
and deny those you deem unnecessary.
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Settings
Location Services
Some apps need to obtain your location information to provide better services. You can
enable or disable location services, and grant or deny the permission to access location
information for particular apps as required.
After location services are disabled, your phone will prevent all apps and services from
collecting and using location information, with the exception of some built-in apps. When
these apps or services need to use location information, your phone will remind you to
enable location services again.
Go to Settings > Location > Advanced settings, then set the options as required.
1 Go to Settings > Privacy > Permission manager, touch Location, and check which
apps have been granted access to location information.
2 Touch the app for which you want to change settings and follow the onscreen instructions
to grant or deny permissions.
Accessibility Features
Accessibility
Screen reader apps are designed to assist visually impaired users to use a phone.
1 Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Accessibility > Color correction and enable
Color correction.
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Settings
1 Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Scheduled power on/off, and enable
Scheduled power on/off.
2 Set the power on and off times, as well as the repeat cycle. Your phone will power on and
off automatically at the specified times.
To stop using this feature, disable Scheduled power on/off.
1 Go to Settings > System & updates > Language & input > Language and region,
then select the language you want to use.
2 If the language is not listed, touch Add language, then locate and touch it to add it to
the list.
3 Touch Region to select a country/region, so the display content will adapt to the local
culture and habits of the country/region you have selected.
Input Method
You can download a third-party input method and set it as the default input method.
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Settings
Go to Settings > System & updates > Date & time, then set the options according to
your requirements.
Phone Clone
Phone Clone lets you quickly and seamlessly move all the basic data (including contacts,
calendar, images, and videos) from your old phone to your new phone.
1 On your new phone, open Phone Clone. Alternatively, go to Settings > System &
updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch Huawei or Other
Android.
2 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone on your old device.
3 On your old device, open Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the
onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone by scanning a code
or connecting manually.
4 On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then touch Transfer to start
cloning.
Phone Clone is only available on phones running Android 4.4 or later.
1 On your new phone, open Phone Clone. Alternatively, go to Settings > System &
updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch iPhone/iPad.
2 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone on your old device.
3 On your old device, open Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the
onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone by scanning a code
or connecting manually.
4 On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then follow the onscreen
instructions to complete the data cloning.
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Settings
Phone Clone is only available on phones running iOS 8.0 or later.
1 Go to Settings > System & updates > Backup & restore > Data backup > External
storage and touch Memory card.
2 Touch BACK UP, select the data you want to back up, then touch Back up.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions to set the password and password hint. The data will be
encrypted and backed up. The password will be required if you want to restore your data
backup.
To reset the password, go to the Memory card backup screen, then > Reset
password.
The new password is only valid for backups created thereafter.
4 After the backup is complete, you can find your data backup in the Huawei folder in Files
> Categories > Memory card.
You can go to the Memory card backup screen and enable Auto-backup. Your phone will
then automatically back up your data every seven days when it is being charged, the screen
is turned off, and the battery level is at least 75%.
1 Go to Settings > System & updates > Backup & restore > Data backup > External
storage and touch Memory card.
2 Select the backup you want to restore from the RESTORE FROM BACKUP list.
3 Select the data you want to restore, touch Restore, and enter the password as prompted.
1 Connect your phone to a USB storage device via a USB OTG cable.
2 On the External storage screen of your phone, touch USB storage.
3 Touch BACK UP, select the data you want to back up, then touch Back up.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set the password and password hint. The data will be
encrypted and backed up. The password will be required if you want to restore your data
backup.
To reset the password, go to the USB storage backup screen, then > Reset password.
The new password is only valid for backups created thereafter.
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Settings
1 Connect your phone to a USB storage device via a USB OTG cable.
2 On the External storage screen of your phone, touch USB storage.
3 Select the backup you want to restore from the RESTORE FROM BACKUP list.
4 Select the data you want to restore, touch Restore, and enter the password as prompted.
Go to Settings > System & updates > Reset, touch Reset network settings, then follow
the onscreen instructions to reset network settings.
Go to Settings > System & updates > Reset, touch Reset all settings, then follow the
onscreen instructions to reset all settings.
Go to Settings > System & updates > Reset > Reset phone, touch Reset phone, then
follow the onscreen instructions to restore your phone to its factory settings.
Simple Mode
Simple mode adopts a more concise layout for easy navigation, enlarges icons and fonts for
the home screen, and maximizes the volume.
Go to Settings > System & updates > Simple mode and touch Enable.
Touch and hold any icon to drag it to the desired location or uninstall it if it is not a
mandatory app.
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• After an update, third-party apps that aren't compatible with the new system version
may become unavailable. In some cases, it may take some time for a compatible app
version to be released.
• During the update, do not power off or restart your phone, remove the memory card,
or insert a memory card.
• Update overnight: Touch , and enable Auto-download over Wi-Fi and Update
overnight.
Your phone will automatically update and restart between 02:00 – 04:00.
To ensure a successful overnight update, make sure that your phone is powered on, the
screen is locked, there are no alarms set for this period of time, and the battery level
remains higher than 35%. Connect your phone to a charger if necessary.
To disable automatic updates, touch on the Software update screen, then disable Auto-
download over Wi-Fi.
About Phone
Legal Disclaimer
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This guide is for reference only. The actual product, including but not limited to the
color, size, and screen layout, may vary. All statements, information, and
recommendations in this guide do not constitute a warranty of any kind, express or
implied.
Model: MED-LX9
MED-LX9N
EMUI 10.1_01
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